SRES 3023: Agroecology and Sustainable Systems (November 19-30)

Pictures from the field: Willeroo, Leeton, Gum Creek, Marrumi


George Gundry checking for overgrown grass at his Willeroo cattle farm


George Gundry on Time Controlled Grazing


The Sun Rice factory at Leeton


Rockdale Feedlot


Purdy's reflection over a long row of happy cows enjoying sweet grains, low morbidity and low mortality rates


Rockdale Feedlot representative on Rockdale's closed-loop operations


Dean Morris and his hydroponic oranges


inground hydroponics control centre


election night at the caravan park, boozed up and screaming anything but howard


david dumaresq on david suzuki


PM Kevin Rudd: New Leadership, Fresh Ideas


Verity checking out the harvester and its sharp teeth


Carina and Blight Jr.

Ian Blight in one of his wheat fields at Gum Creek


drained rice paddock


Blight's self-recycling irrigation system


Peter Randall: organic farmer at Marrumi


SRES 3023 2007

The most important course I've done yet...!

The SLC End-of-Semester Extravaganza (November 15)

Spring has come, and what better time to have a barbecue going out under the nice afternoon sun, make music, and have hearty conversations with none other than the beautiful people of the Canberra Environment Centre and the ANU Sustainability Learning Community. Truly, i am yet to fully understand why I have only the fondest memories to associate with this place and these people.

(note: above paragraph not intended to sound gay.)


the SLC Organic Garden (where perhaps at least 10% of my last 3 months was spent on)


carrot, beetroot, cucumbers, marigolds, rosemaries and basils. beans and more to come!


diedrie, liz and jen finally harvesting the garden's giant cabbage into...you wouldn't have guessed it...cole slaw!


little james and kathy


bosses robin and roger


mia impressing everybody with her on-time eggshaking abilities


harris and verity, aspiring plant geneticist and bird scientist


oo, haggang dito, (pa-)bida pa rin ako. deal with it.


jenn, sam, claire, lawrence, dan


verity is by night a skateboard heroine (or at least in training).


manchester here she comes


sunset by lake burley-griffin

hooray for permaculture and food.

Melbourne Cup, Melbourne (November 5-8)

I just had to go back.

After a grueling semester, what better idea (which must be mentioned, was initially imogen's) than to escape back to Melbourne, dress like a rich cat, and partake in Australia's biggest horsing (and also gambling) event--The Melbourne Cup.

Despite losing a total of 15 bucks on bad bets, i came out of the races with a huge smile plastered on my face after having finally seen horses actually galloping faster than 2 km/h.

Staying over at Trish and Tara's, needless to say, was a huge delight. Roaming the city could never have been more perfect with Melbourne's wonderful weather, great people, glorious architecture, blooming culture, and the occasional drunken feller.

Here's to new friends and folly.



city welcome


of fascination and fascinators


(l-r) julius, jemma, imogen, lawrence, geoff


mr. and mrs. we're from the tropics


observing the dress code japanese style


table tennis troupe from the 80's


high expectations


jemma and imogen finally busting the myth of the tikbalang


betting ring


jemma's winning ticket


trish


tara


anthro geeks


by the yarra river


by swanston street (polish clown hoolahooper)


by federation square overlooking st.paul's cathedral and 2 sikhs.

But don't get me wrong, Manila is still home and...(mark, open-ended).

Melbourne (September 22-24)

Nothing but good vibes and an ubiquity of irresistible culture. I left my heart in Melbourne. Thank you to my "coconut" benefactors, and my good friend Trish for letting me live off their good fortune for three unforgettable days.

Trish's apartment...that was just to die for.


Flinders Station


St. Paul's Cathedral


The Pilgrim's Destination


The Library Of Victoria


just like in the movies eh?


street theater 1


Melbourne with the world in its hands


street theater 2


Cassie and sister


if truth be told


an art installation i'd aptly call "kawawang kalabaw"


St. Kilde's beach by night


my first real dinosaur experience


Blue Whale remains


Velociraptor and friends


my first real mummy experience


taking this picture confirms it, i'm now cursed for life


my first totemic experience


Trish's old Catholic adobe: Yes, Catholics have it good by cosmological default


The Ian Potter Museum by Melbourne University


What was an 18th C. Gothic establishment,
preserved through the ages to become one hell of a bank



Queensland and Northern Territory Airline Service planes and boy

My type of city.